Programs on the drawing board, and receiving the initial $250 million from a 5-yr. fund bucket totaling $1.4 billion, fall into these categories: healthcare, agriculture, information technology and advanced manufacturing. Funding will go toward developing academic and technical coursework, as well as hands-on training and work experience.

Learn here of a $15 million award to one school district, three community colleges and three state universities to promote, among other industries, metal fabrication.

Tesla’s On Top of Friction-Stir Welding of AluminumWith the help of SpaceX, Tesla Motors is all over the friction-stir welding process for joining aluminum. Used by SpaceX to fabricate aluminum tanks for its rockets, Tesla plants to employ the process on its Model S, which has an aluminum chassis and body.

While the Federal Trade Commission sets and enforces the standards on “Made in USA” claims, labeling sometimes can be deceptive. And, not all manufacturers providing products made in America market them as such.

So, this article provides a list of products, from a dozen product categories, made in the United States from mostly U.S.-supplied parts.